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The Boston Children’s Museum is one of the participating museums in a program that provides free access to some of the city’s most famous museums twice a month to K–12 students — including, in a recent policy change, Catholic school students.

Boston mayor to include Catholic school students in free-museums program next year

Dec 9, 2024

By Matt McDonald

The expanded program, which offers free admission two Sundays a month for K–12 students, will now be open to Catholic... Read more

Main lobby of Orr Elementary in Tyler, Texas.

New Bible curriculum in Texas public schools faces scrutiny

Dec 4, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Critics of the curriculum cite fear it will “entrench religion in public life” and could “diminish the protections that are... Read more

Georgetown University President John DeGioia attends a ceremony at which an honorary degree was bestowed on AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on Sept. 3, 2009, in Washington, D.C.

Georgetown president John DeGioia to step down after 23 years

Nov 21, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

DeGioia, who served as the 48th president of the Jesuit university in Washington, D.C., said stepping down was “the most... Read more

Participants in a recent In Altum program in Washington, D.C.

International Catholic professional formation program grows in DC

The Washington, D.C.-based Catholic young professional formation programs of the In Altum Foundation reached the milestone of 1,000 graduates this... Read more

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Court rules in favor of Jewish families regarding special education funding in California

Oct 28, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Becket law firm said the ruling makes it clear that California cannot continue to exclude Jewish families and schools from... Read more

The Human Exploration Rover Challenge team at St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Diocese of Richmond.

Virginia Catholic school among 2 middle schools in world picked for NASA rover challenge

Oct 23, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Middle schoolers at St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Richmond Diocese were selected to participate in NASA’s Human Exploration Rover... Read more

St. Mary’s Catholic Preschool in Littleton, Colorado.

Colorado moves to repeal religious freedom protection in ‘universal’ preschool program

Oct 15, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Colorado state officials repealed a religious freedom protection in the state’s Universal Preschool program amid an ongoing legal battle.  Read more

Maureen McKinley helps her children through some study exercises in her family's dining room in Phoenix. McKinley and her husband, Matt, home-school their five children and offer the older children a curriculum that includes Latin.

States continue to report high levels of home schooling after pandemic boost, study finds

Oct 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Johns Hopkins School of Education’s Homeschool Research Lab found that 90% of states that shared numbers reported that home... Read more

Bishop Ireton High School upperclassmen welcome freshman students on their first day of school for the 2024-2025 phone-free school year.

Phone-free education: Catholic schools rise to the challenge

Aug 28, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

An increasing number of school districts across the U.S. are restricting or banning cellphone use — a move many Catholic... Read more

The Maine State House in Augusta.

Maine Catholic schools to be excluded from tuition grant program

Aug 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The state of Maine will fund private or public schools — even out of state — but Catholic schools are... Read more

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Oklahoma Supreme Court declines to stay ruling to rescind religious charter school contract 

Aug 6, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The state Supreme Court denied a stay of a recent ruling that required the Statewide Charter School Board rescind a... Read more

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All-boys, scholarship-funded Jesuit Catholic school to open in Cincinnati

Aug 2, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

With the help of state scholarships and private donors, Xavier Jesuit Academy will open this August, reviving a building that... Read more

St. Joseph’s School in Adrian, Michigan.

Michigan parents press case to end discrimination in school funding 

Jul 1, 2024

By Martin Barillas

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Bursch Law firm have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their... Read more

Students from the Diocese of Gary Catholic Schools.

Nonprofit announces largest single investment in Catholic school education history

Jun 15, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation will be donating $150 million to the Big Shoulders Fund to invest the... Read more

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia.

Archbishop warns of religious freedom erosion in Australia, calls for ‘saints for our time’

Jun 10, 2024

By AC Wimmer

Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher raised the alarm over Australia’s incremental erosion of religious freedom and called for committed action. Read more

San Damiano College for the Trades, which is currently accepting applications for its inaugural class in the fall of 2025, is geared toward young men and will be located on the former Springfield, Illinois, campus of the Franciscan Brothers of the Holy Cross.

A new player in post-secondary Catholic education: San Damiano College for the Trades

May 29, 2024

By Martin Barillas

The new college, which is currently accepting applications for its fall 2025 inaugural class, is geared toward young men. Read more

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Pro-lifers dismayed at Massachusetts pro-abortion governor’s appearances at Catholic school events

Apr 23, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Pro-lifers are raising a ruckus over two recent appearances at Catholic education events by the pro-abortion governor of Massachusetts. Read more

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey held a news conference to sign school choice legislation on March 7, 2024, in Montgomery, Alabama.

Legislative update: The 5 states taking up private school choice bills in 2024

Mar 25, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

More than 13.7% of Catholic school students nationwide use school choice program funding to help with tuition, according to the... Read more

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U.S. Catholic school report highlights steady enrollment, school choice

Mar 21, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The National Catholic Educational Association reported that enrollment remained steady with a 0.0% change in enrollment. Read more

Dr. Charles P. Nemeth, director of the Center for Criminal Justice, Law, & Ethics engaging with students at Franciscan University of Steubenville

New criminal justice program in Steubenville ‘rooted in the Catholic tradition’

Mar 7, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Franciscan University of Steubenville, founded in 1946, announced the launch of the program in a press release last month. Read more